Title: Lightning Speed!!

Broad Question: Which type of hockey shot is the fastest?

Specific Question: Which type of hockey shot out of Slap, Wrist or Snap shot is the fastest.

Variables

Independent Variable: Type of Shot

Dependent Variable: How Fast the Shot Was

Variables That Need To Be Controlled :

The hockey stick, puck, skates, ice, and the same person.

Hypothesis: I Hypothesis that the Slap Shot will be the fastest followed by the Wrist and then the Snap Shot.

Graph of Hypothesis:

Experimental Design:

I am going to conduct my hockey experiment at the Ossipee out door ice rink. I will have one other person helping me with my tests, during the experiment there roles will be to take photos and collect data while I do the tests. I will have to preform "3" sets of trials to get an accurate and reliable data for each shot I take. As I preform my experiment I will have my partner write down what the data after each shot then upload them to a spreadsheet that I can print out.

Materials List:

1. Clipboard

2. Pen/Pencil

3. Copy of Spread Sheet

4. Timer

5. Camera

6. Hockey Stick

7. Hockey Skates

8. Ice Rink

9. Hockey Net

10.Hockey Puck

Detailed Procedure:

1. Go to Ice Rink

2. Put on skates

3. Preform snap shot 3 times & record data

4. Repeat step "3" again while doing wrist shot

5. Repeat step "3" again while doing slap shot

6. Record pictures

7. Put data on a spreadsheet

8. Upload photos to the computer & put on to my wiki

Data Table:

Background Research:

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Data Analysis:

Conclusion:

Discussion: